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The 1998 Florida Firestorm and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

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East central Florida’s natural environment and climate have shaped, and delayed, Kennedy Space Center launch operations since the 1960s. Torrential…

Article4 days ago
A square grid containing arrows pointing in the direction of the aerosol flow, which is mainly toward the top righthand side of the grid.

NASA “Wildfire Digital Twin” Pioneers New AI Models and Streaming Data Techniques for Forecasting Fire and Smoke

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NASA’s “Wildfire Digital Twin” project will equip firefighters and wildfire managers with a superior tool for monitoring wildfires and predicting…

Article1 month ago
Forest fire

ROSES-2024 Amendment 1: A.47 Earth Action: Wildland Fires Final Text and Due Dates.

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ROSES-2024 A.47 Earth Action: Wildland Fires solicits proposals for innovative solutions that leverage Earth observations to support some aspect of…

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NASA Flights Link Methane Plumes to Tundra Fires in Western Alaska

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Methane ‘hot spots’ in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are more likely to be found where recent wildfires burned into the tundra,…

Article8 months ago
Aerosols on Earth

Amendment 53: New Opportunity: A.65 FireSense Implementation Team

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A.65 FireSense Project is an effort focused on delivering NASA’s unique Earth science and technological capabilities to operational fire management…

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Following a slow start to the fire season, several blazes burned across the western U.S. in early August.

Amendment 50: A.48 Wildland Fires Not Solicited This Year

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The Wildland Fire Management Program supports the use of Earth observations to enable a strategic pivot from the suppression mindset…

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